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Infinity Ward sticking with Activision

Call of Duty 4 developer Infinity Ward has announced that it has renewed its …

In a recent post on his blog, Infinity Ward's community manager Robert Bowling has revealed that the developer has extended its agreement with publisher Activision. He also began to tease what may be next for the Call of Duty 4 team, suggesting that a brand-new IP may be on the horizon.

"We’re excited to announce that in the recent months we have decided to reup on our contract with Activision publishing," Bowen explained. "The recently renegotiated deal may not seem like much of an impact from the outside perspective, but it has laid the ground work and kick-started our future project, as well as the possibility of a unique new IP by Infinity Ward, that we'll have complete control over. We're excited to be working on our next project, but it's going to be quite a while before I can share any details on exactly what that project is."

Bowling also explained that studio will be focusing on more community-driven PR in the future, keeping gamers up to date on developments at the studio through blogs, message boards, and other means. Hopefully this means that we will hear what this new project is sooner than later.

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